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After preparing the second and third placegetters in the Canberra Guineas ace Sydney trainer Peter Snowden won the very next race on Canberra’s Thoroughbred Park card on Sunday with Epaulette taking out the Black Opal Stakes 2012, earning the two-year-old a possible start in the coveted 2012Golden Slipper in Sydney.

The final field for Sunday’s marquee race at Canberra, the 2012 Black Opal Stakes, has been revealed with the John O’Shea-trained Sydney youngster Faustus a surprise acceptor for the lucrative juvenile’s feature.

Unbeaten More Than Ready colt Faustus, winner of an 1100-metre Rosehill handicap on debut last November, is out to maintain their flawless record first-up on ...

Local Queanbeyan trainer Neville Layt remains hopeful his smart young colt Red Excitement can keep the Black Opal Stakes 2012 trophy at home in Canberra this Sunday despite the talent-riddled list of Sydney raiders nominated for the feature.